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Mathematics in Nature, Space, and Time

Paperback
August 2011
9780863158186
More details
  • Publisher
    Floris Books
  • Published
    23rd August 2011
  • ISBN 9780863158186
  • Language English
  • Pages 216 pp.
$29.95

Here is a Waldorf teachers’ book for math. Its contents include:

  • “Mathematics in Nature”
  • “Pythagoras and Numbers”
  • “Platonic Solids”
  • “Rhythm and Cycles”
  • Full-color illustrations and diagrams throughout
Mathematics in Nature, Space, and Time is a Waldorf teacher resource for math in class 7 (ages 12–13) and class 8 (ages 13–14). This new edition combines two previously published handbooks: Mathematics around Us and Mathematics in Space and Time.

John Blackwood

John Blackwood worked in mechanical engineering design for nearly thirty years. Inspired by Lawrence Edwards (author of Projective Geometry) and his work with plant geometry, Blackwood became a teacher at the Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Sydney, Australia, where he designed a math course for classes 11 and 12. His ideas were adopted by the school board of New South Wales. He lives near Sydney.